Chapter 540 The launch of "Dragon Ball"
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult to open a supermarket in the Middle East. It's better to invest less in large investments." Yang Wendong thought for a while and said: "You should use our existing supply chain advantages and cooperate with Changxing Trading to sell many industrial products in Hong Kong. Just go to the Middle East;
Or if you can find local wealthy people or companies in the Middle East, you can also form a joint venture. Just like Southeast Asia, our core is to control the supply chain and make money through this. ”
Capital is most afraid of ZZ, which is why Hong Kong housing prices plummeted to a low in 1967. Only a few people who were confident about the future dared to stay or even buy the bottom.
The same is true in the Middle East. Some countries still welcome external capital, but many people have been cheated;
As a time traveler, Yang Wendong doesn't know enough about the Middle East. There will be a lot of disputes there in the next few decades, and coups will occur frequently in many countries. The risk of investing heavy assets in such a place is too high. It is safer to trade with peace of mind. .
"Okay." Liu Huayu agreed.
Yang Wendong concluded: "In short, we want to sell Hong Kong's industrial products to the Middle East where there is no industry for the purpose of sales. Under appropriate circumstances, we can invest a small amount to help business development;
For personnel, you can try to use local Chinese or Arabs, but you must pay attention to religious laws and avoid conflicts. ”
"Understood, Yang Sheng." Several people replied together.
Qian Wenhua, who is in charge of Changxing trade, said: "Yang Sheng, I have also had some trade with Middle Eastern countries during this period. They are not only short of industrial products, they are also short of a lot of food. I think this will be an opportunity for us."< br>
"Food? You mean Watson's instant noodles?" Yang Wendong asked.
Qian Wenhua said: "No, the sales volume of Watson's instant noodles and ham sausages in the Middle East are not bad, but they don't eat pork there, so what I export here is also chicken, corn and ham sausages;
However, these are all snacks. There is a shortage of them in the Middle East. Instead, they are staple foods. For example, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, etc., few countries are self-sufficient in food. ”
"Do you want to do this grain trade?" Yang Wendong thought for a moment and said, "What about the source of grain?"
Qian Wenhua said: "There is also a large amount of food exports in Southeast Asia, and there is also a lot of wasteland. As long as we, as a middleman, can get orders from some countries in the Middle East, and then allow Southeast Asian countries to open up wasteland, a complete trade can be formed."< br>
"It sounds feasible. But if Southeast Asia's own farms develop, will they bypass us and contact the Middle East?" Yang Wendong asked again.
The essence of human business is often to remove the middle dealer, so being a middleman is also risky.
Qian Wenhua said: "It is possible, but grain trade is a futures trade, which requires a lot of investment and cooperation and trust. As long as we cooperate with many parties for a long time, the profit margin of this business itself will not be very high. , there is also a certain cost for other people or countries to participate;
Besides, we can use Hong Kong or Singapore as an intermediate port. The manufacturer will not know where our exports are going, and it is not easy to bypass us. ”
"Okay, let's try to start a small business first." Yang Wendong nodded and said, "Not only food, but other meats and vegetables may also be considered. The Middle East is dominated by deserts and the food self-sufficiency rate is too low. This is true. It’s also a good opportunity.”
The Middle East is very poor now, and it would be nice to have cheap pie to eat, but in five years, when oil-producing countries like Saudi Arabia become rich, it will be different;
Of course, Egypt and the like will continue to be poor
Large conglomerates need to think about the long future, and five years is nothing. It is impossible for the Middle East to get rich in the future by participating in the oil industry. However, after the locals become rich because of oil, they will inevitably need to import a large amount of industrial materials from overseas. Enjoy it, this gives you a great opportunity.
Hong Kong's industrial products are very popular in many places around the world and are highly cost-effective. Now that I have deliberately laid out my plans in advance, the possibility of obtaining a relatively stable market in the Middle East in the future is still very high;
The only pity is that the political situation there is relatively chaotic, and the relationship with the United States and the West is not good, so it is better not to participate in ZZ and just make money with peace of mind.
Several first-level subsidiaries within the group that are open to the outside world have also begun to send teams to the Middle East to inspect the markets of various cities, especially countries with a lot of oil, and then sort out the needs of these places;
As for Changxing Trading and Carrefour, both of them can deal with all kinds of daily necessities. As long as you are willing to buy them, you can get them near Hong Kong. The few that do not have them can also go to Japan or Europe and the United States for re-export trade
Time soon came to August. On this day, Yang Wendong came to the office of Changxing Culture Company again;
As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw many drawing boards in front of him that were about half the height of a person. On the drawing boards were portraits of characters from "Dragon Ball". Yang Wendong didn't rush in to look for them, but looked at them carefully.
"Yang Sheng." Zhang Zhiyuan, Wu Hailin and several other company executives also came to Yang Wendong's side.
Yang Wendong nodded and said: "These paintings are not bad, they have that style."
"This is also the result of Yang Sheng's guidance." Wu Hailin said with a smile.
Yang Wendong said: "Then let's go in and watch the plot."
The comics of "Dragon Ball" are much more complicated than the previous comics, and there are many more characters, so a lot of time was wasted on the character prototype comics;
It's not that Yang Wendong insists that his team draw exactly the same as the comics in the previous life, and there is no need for it. However, the style of painting brought by Hong Kong made Yang Wendong feel that it was very unsuitable for "Dragon Ball", so this wasted a lot of time. . After several people entered the conference room, an assistant placed a document in front of Yang Wendong: "Yang Sheng, this is the content of our first 10 episodes. Take a look first."
"Okay." After Yang Wendong said politely, he also looked at it seriously.
In his previous life, he was very fond of cartoons such as "Dragon Ball", "Digimon", and "Slam Dunk". These contents are relatively better than other animations. Therefore, many contents of "Dragon Ball", He was also deeply involved in some.
For example, the plot of the manuscript in front of him was almost the same as what he remembered. There might be some differences in details, but they were not that important.
After a while, Yang Wendong said: "Okay, let's draw it according to this plot. Try a few issues first and see the market feedback."
Even though the characters and plot are similar, no one knows whether this version of "Dragon Ball" will be successful. Everything still has to be decided by the market.
"I'll make arrangements right away." Zhang Zhiyuan quickly agreed.
Yang Wendong added: "In addition, we will also make the Japanese version together and launch it in the Japanese market. We are no longer the small company we used to be. Now that we have sufficient channel resources, we can launch it through multiple channels at the same time."
After many years of Changxing Culture Company's various comics, and the help of Changxing Group at the capital level, many countries in Southeast Asia also have channels, including Japan;
However, most of the countries in Southeast Asia are still sold to the Chinese, just like the movie market. Although comics are easier to break cultural barriers, it is not that easy. Generally, popular comics are needed.
Zhang Zhiyuan replied: "No problem, we now have enough equipment to print multiple language versions at once."
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"When can we come out?" Yang Wendong asked.
Zhang Zhiyuan replied: "The artist needs to draw the first episode first, and then I can print it. While printing the first episode, the artist can draw the second episode, thus forming a cycle;
It is estimated that the first episode will be sent to the Chinese areas of Japan, Hong Kong, Bay Area, Singapore and some Southeast Asian countries for sale in about half a month. ”
"Half a month, then I will wait for the good news later." Yang Wendong was not in a hurry;
Half a month later, "Dragon Ball" began to be sold in Hong Kong for the first time:
"Dragon Ball? Isn't this Sun Wukong? Why is he still a child?"
"You didn't know that in Wu Chengen's original work, Sun Wukong is a dwarf?"
"Then the Monkey King in the original work is also in a modern background? There are also cars and airplanes?"
“(⊙o⊙)…”
"What a weird content? Find the Dragon Balls and then assemble them into Shenlong to complete the mission?"
"Haha, although the content is very strange, it is so funny, haha~"
After watching it, many people found it very funny, especially the little Monkey King's ignorance of technology and gender differences.
Similar situations have also occurred in some bookstores in Bay, Japan, and Singapore;
As a Chinese, or someone who was heavily influenced by Chinese, I am very familiar with "Journey to the West". It was the first time I saw the little kid Sun Wukong in a modern setting. Although it was a little hard to accept, at least it was not an original character. Everyone All familiar;
In this way, everyone is still willing to read it a little and find out what this story is about;
And once you read it, the content inside is very attractive. Many people find it very funny, and then they naturally remember this book. It is not very exciting, but the funny content is everywhere. It is very popular.
At the end of August, Yang Wendong quickly received the data for the first issue of "Dragon Ball".
Wu Hailin and Zhang Zhiyuan came to the boss's office and reported: "Yang Sheng, our total printing volume for the first issue was 550,000 copies, including 150,000 copies for the Japanese market;
But judging from the current feedback from dealers, this number is still not enough. They have already booked a total of 700,000 sales for the next issue. After that, it will depend on the sales of the previous issue and market feedback for each issue. ”
"Okay, then increase the printing volume, and then carry out appropriate advertising in various places." Yang Wendong said: "With this comic, our newspaper can gain more channel partners."
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